The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
- Ben HechtScreenplay
- Charles LedererScreenplay
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
- Herman J. MankiewiczWriter
Cast
- Clark GableMcKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
- Hedy LamarrGolubka / Theodore Yahupitz / Lizvanetchka 'Lizzie'
- Oskar HomolkaCommissar Vasiliev
- Felix BressartIgor Yahupitz / Vanya
- Eve ArdenJane Wilson
- Sig RumanEmil Von Hofer
- Natasha LytessOlga Milanova
- Vladimir SokoloffMichael Bastakoff
- Edgar BarrierRubick
- Georges RenaventLaszlo
- Leon BelascoComrade Baronoff
- Michael MarkGoronoff
Stills
Themes
war correspondentrussian politicsmoscow, russiatank battletrying to escapewar journalismamerican in russiasoviet tanktanks